Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Thio
ether
(sulfide):
A
functional group
characterized by a sulfur atom flanked by two carbon atoms of any
hybridization
. These carbons cannot be
carbonyl carbons
.
Generic thio
ether
molecular structure
.
Di
methyl
sulfide (di
methyl
sulfane)
Thiophene
, an
aromatic
thio
ether
.
Related terms:
Sulfhydryl group
,
ether
,
thiol
,
mercaptan
,
thioester
,
thiolester
,
sulfoxide
,
sulfone
,
sulfonic acid
,
sulfonamide
,
sulfonyl chloride
,
disulfide
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